Bobby made oatmeal for breakfast today (yum!). I was telling him how much I appreciated that because I was just about to be lazy and make cocoa and toast instead (a delicious alternative, but not as healthy, and certainly MUCH more mess to clean up!). Alice heard "cocoa" and perked up in her seat.
"I want cocoa. Can I have cocoa?"
"No, today is oatmeal. We can have cocoa and toast tomorrow."
(*whine whine fuss* she writhes in her chair with disappointment)
Suddenly she sits up, puts her hands flat on the table and proclaims, "But today is a special occasion!"
"Really? What day is this?"
"It's Aina's birthday!"
"*gasp* But it was Aina's birthday two days ago (and half of the month of March, I might add)."
"Uh...this is a different Aina. My kid Aina. Today is her birthday and April 7th is her birthday."
"Two birthdays? And one of them is Kayla's birthday too! What a lucky kid."
This little kernel of a new story took Alice's attention away from the cocoa issue and straight into a 10-minute description of Aina's life and birthday history. Too many details to record here, unfortunately.
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